Chapter I      Compliance with Statutory Policies go to the 2001 Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations front page go to the table of contents go to the previous page go to the next page
E. Transportation Policies
(39 U.S.C. 101(e),(f))


    1. General
The Postal Service spent $5.1 billion for the contractual transportation of mail in 2001. This represents a 7.4 percent increase in the transportation expenses as reported in 2000. However, in FY2001, the Priority Mail Processing Center (PMPC) contract was cancelled and, as a result, costs totaling $275 million in 2001 that previously were classified as other expenses under the PMPC contract are reported as transportation expense in FY2001. When the 2001 transportation expense is adjusted to a basis comparable to 2000, the increase is only 1.5 percent.


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